As Executive Editor at Viking Penguin, Carole DeSanti is known for publishing high-quality fiction and memoir, supporting new and independent voices, and for her interests in women’s issues, health and wellness, creative process and beyond.

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice in fiction, The Unruly Passions of Eugénie R. is an epic tale of love and war set in 19th century Paris – a testament to the power of love, friendship, and the art of self-creation.

Resources for writers, articles and links, thoughts on creativity and process, and information about Carole’s workshops on topics in writing and publishing. Where history meets what is growing and new.

Someday I will look back at that street corner, at that woman in the green dress, with the umbrella; very ordinary except for the fact that there is war on – but who was she, and what is she to become?